Test-taking strategies
Elements of Fiction
Literary Devices
Analytical writing
Creative writing
100
Do this when you don't know the answer to a multiple-choice question.
What is use process of elimination?
100
The universal idea you infer from a text
What is theme?
100
Giving human-like qualities to an object or animal?
What is personification?
100
You need 3-5 of these in your essay.
What are quote sandwiches?
100
The number of pages you have for creative writing.
What is two?
200
Doing this before you start your essay or short story dramatically increases your chances of getting a great score.
What is Pre-writing and Outlining?
200
The setting often influences this in a story.
What is mood?
200
An extreme exaggeration.
What is hyperbole?
200
You also need this in the beginning of your essay.
What is a thesis?
200
Make sure to include these in your creative writing to "show not tell". Bangs suggests brainstorming these in a web.
What are sensory details?
300
If you skip questions you don't know, make sure you do this.
What is track your answers?
300
When the narrator has access to only the main characters thoughts and feelings.
What is third person limited?
300
The author's attitude towards a subject.
What is tone?
300
Create one of these for pre-writing if you have to compare and contrast.
What is a venn-diagram?
300
The two kinds of creative stories you will be asked to write.
What is a continuation or retelling from a new point of view?
400
This kind of food will really fuel your brain on test day.
What is protein?
400
Three types of characters in a story.
What is protagonist, antagonist and supporting characters?
400
A common saying not meant to be taken literally.
What is an idiom?
400
Look for these things when proof-reading.
What is (answers will vary).
400
How you approach pre-writing and outlining your creative writing.
What is (answers will vary).
500
Get a good night's this tonight.
What is sleep?
500
Plot structure.
What is intro/exposition, inciting incident/kick off, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution?
500
Create your own metaphor to describe the MCAS.
What is (answers will vary).
500
Make sure you do these three things for every quote.
What is give context, cite and analyze?
500
Why MCAS is so important.
What is (answers will vary)
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